The Jewish Community in Vermont offers vibrant, exciting cultural events and religious services this week and every week. Check out what's happening this week!
TITLE-Forbidden Love by Mishka ben David; 432 pp. The Overlook Press (May 17, 2016)
SYNOPSIS-Yogev Ben-Ari has been sent to St. Petersburg by the Mossad, ostensibly to network and set up business connections. His life is solitary, ordered, and lonely until he meets Anna. Neither is quite what they seem to be, but while her identity may be mysterious, there is no doubt about the love they feel for each other; a thriller.
Sunday, November 13, 2016 - 4:00pm JCOGS (Jewish Community of Greater Stowe)
Featuring some of Mozart's less often heard, and more unusual piano music, including a Fantasia, a Sonata, a set of Variations, and the Rondo in A Minor, perhaps Mozart's greatest solo piano piece!
Be a concert sponsor for $50 and get 2 exclusive reserved seats!
Tickets at the door $10
Contact JCOGS office for more info:
802 253-1800
Israel Film Series at Rutland Jewish Center
Wednesday, November 9 at 7:00
ISRAEL BEYOND THE HEADLINES Tonight (Nov.9) we will view 'Sand Storm,' the second film in our series. Michael Talbott, Castleton University Professor of Cinema Studies, will introduce the film and lead the discussion after the screening. Refreshments will follow. Future film date: November 16. FREE
Documentary Film: Rosenwald
Southern Vermont College will host filmmaker Aviva Kempner on Tuesday, November 15, at 7 p.m. at Oldcastle Theatre in Bennington for a community showing of her critically-acclaimed documentary, "Rosenwald."
The film tells the remarkable story of Sears Roebuck businessman/philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, who in the early 1900s used his considerable wealth to build more than 5,000 schools to help African-Americans in the South. The screening will be followed by a brief talk by Kempner and opportunity for Q & A with the award-winning producer and director. The film and talk are free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
This film is provided by the National Center for Jewish Film,
www.jewishfilm.org. The running time is approximately 1 hour and 35 minutes. Kempner's visit to SVC will also include time spent with SVC Humanities students and members from the community and local Congregation Beth El.
Sunday from 10AM - 4PM. All are welcome. There will be no electronics or computers. Rummage may be brought beginning Tues., October 25 during office hours. Office hours are Tues.-Fri. from 11-4. If you have any questions call Maxine at 802-775-7721. (Our next rummage sale will be in November 2017.)
Crafting For the Homeless
Sunday, October 9, 2016 - 1:00pm
Come join us for our 3rd year of making a difference on Sunday afternoon, October 9th, from 1:00-3:00 pm, to craft items for the homeless population in the area. Using traditional crafts, we will make hats, scarves, blankets and sleeping mats from yarn and fleece fabric. Our group will meet the first Sunday of the month after this session.
Some people come to learn to knit or crochet, others arrive with projects already underway. Some are members of BAJC; some are not. All are welcome! We donate our projects to Groundworks Collaborative.
Our meetings are lively and welcoming, with adults and children of both genders who talk and work and share ideas and thoughts. Some people take yarn home to continue their work on projects. In addition to some funding from BAJC, we welcome donations of yarn and fleece.
For questions or comments, please call Janet Athens at (802) 254-8454.
Brattleboro Area Jewish Community, Congregation Shir Heharim is located at 151 Greenleaf Street in West Brattleboro.For more information visit our website http://www.BAJCvermont.org/
Healing, Hope, and Community
Monday, November 7, 2016 - 6:00pm
All are invited and welcome to gather for a pre-election, nonpartisan, apolitical prayer vigil at the First Congregational Church of Burlington, UCC, 38 South Winooski Ave. We are all feeling the stress and tension over this election and area clergy want to offer our community a time and a place to come together for healing and hope. No politics - just song, poem, and prayer. The vigil will take place outdoors, weather permitting. The event is hosted by First Congregational Church of Burlington, UCC, with planning assistance from area clergy representing interfaith and interdenominational traditions.
Book Group(s) Forming!
Sunday, November 13th, 11:00 am
Ruach HaMaqom will form its first book club! Rabbi Jan will present a few choices with which to begin, and we'll decide which one to choose. Or perhaps you have a suggestion? Bring it along to put into the mix. More than one group can form; we can set up a que to read; members of these groups can choose when and where to meet. What a lovely way to enter into the colder months.
Film Event: Denial
At Village Picture Shows in Manchester on November 11 for one week only:
DENIAL
PG-13, 2h 2m, Drama/History
Fri-Thu: 4:30 (One week only)
When university professor Deborah E. Lipstadt includes World War II historian David Irving in a book about Holocaust deniers, Irving accuses her of libel and sparks a legal battle for historical truth. With the burden of proof placed on the accused, Lipstadt and her legal team fight to prove the essential truth that the Holocaust occurred. Based on the book "History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier."
STARRING: Rachel Weisz, Timothy Spall, Tom Wilkinson, Andrew Scott, Caren Pistorius
At the core of How Success Thinks are six key productivity concepts, from motivation and goal setting to creativity and relationship building, that explain why some people get so much done. Drawing on 3000 years of Jewish wisdom from the Talmud and Kabbalah-as well as the latest findings in neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral economics-this eye-opening course explains that the most productive people on earth don't merely act differently; they view the world, and their choices, in profoundly different ways.
By learning how to cultivate your signature strengths, adopt a growth mind-set, access your inner well of creativity, deal with weaknesses, and overcome procrastination and other obstacles that lie in the way of your success, Jewish wisdom and positive psychology will help you get more of what you want and less of what you don't.
Fee:
$65 (textbook included)
$85 Couples / college students no fee
Join the first class free (with no obligation to continue)
Continuing this fall,
Rabbi Eliyahu Junik of Chabad will be teaching a Torah study session
Temple Sinai Adult Education
Wednesday Mornings, 11 am - 12 pm
Topic: Jewish History
Group meets every Wednesday morning* Currently reading: The Story of the Jews by Simon Schama. The Schama text is our main text but feel free to bring in other books, passages, notes, videos, etc. to use as secondary sources. If you do not have the text but would like to come to the group, that's not a problem.
Shabbaton Torah Study Group
Every Saturday at 9 am, a small, congenial "Shabbaton Torah Study" group meets in at Temple to discuss the weekly Torah portion.
Newcomers are warmly welcomed!
Come and enjoy this time of study and discussion.
Havurah of Addison County Chant Group
Our group meets once monthly to chant in the style of Rabbi Shefa Gold. For more information please contact group leader Rebecca Gould.
You can also learn more about Rabbi Shefa Gold and chanting by visiting her website
Havurah of Addison County, 56 N Pleasant Street, PO Box 823, Middlebury, VT 05753
Jewish Yoga, Contemplative Practice, and Torah Study
Begin your Shabbas morning with gentle, Jewish-inspired Yoga and meditation, followed by an hour of an engaging conversation about this week's Torah portion. Contemplative practice is at 9:00; Torah study begins at 10:00. Pick one, or join them together for a full, soulful Shabbat
Our new Great Jewish Books Fall Program takes place October 30 to November 4 here at the Yiddish Book Center. In the weeklong program, adult learners will explore modern Jewish literature through novels, stories, and poems by such diverse authors as Isaac Babel, Franz Kafka, Cynthia Ozick, Dahlia Ravikovitch, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and Anna Deveare Smith.
The theme for the inaugural program will be Power and Powerlessness. Between the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries, Jews across the world often found themselves subjected to prejudicial treatment and brutal violence. At the same time, however, they also achieved unprecedented levels of political, economic, and military power.
With spaces filling quickly, we urge you to register as soon as possible. Learn more and register here. And if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call Program Assistant Sylvia Peterson at 413-256-4900, ext. 143.
Bread and Torah
November 12-13
Congregation Beth El
107 Adams Street, Bennington, VT
During the weekend of November 12th - 13th we will be hosting Rabbis Linda Mozkin and Jonathan Rubenstein, a soferet (Torah scribe) and baker, respectively. You will not want to miss this opportunity to bake in community and participate in the making of an actual Torah scroll!
November 12, 10 a.m. to Noon -- Shabbat Service Rabbis Mozkin and Rubenstein will be leading our Shabbat morning service, and will talk about their Community Torah project. We will then enjoy a kiddush together after the service.
November 12, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. -- Havdalah, Babka, and Parchment We will join for havdalah, then learn to make yummy chocolate babka from Rabbi Jonathan. While the dough rises, and when it bakes, we will have the opportunity to help prepare an actual sheet of parchment that will be used in the Community Torah Project, and learn more about the making of a sefer Torah.
November 13, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Torah Proofreading We will have a unique opportunity to participate in the making of a real Torah by taking part in the mitzvah of proofreading completed panels. You can participate even if you can't read Hebrew -- you will be paired up with someone who can.
Ohavi Zedek Adult Education
The Ohavi Zedek Adult Education Committee is pleased to announce classes this fall in:
Torah Study through the Eyes of Midrash, taught by Rabbi Amy
Part Two of Meaningful Living with Soulful Wisdom based on Lawrence Kushner's book, taught by Rabbi Amy
Introduction to Hebrew Language, taught by Lani Ravin
War and the Environment, Ethics Under Fire, taught by Dr. Robert Mayer
Experimenting with Drawing and Collage, taught by Linda Finkelstein and Michael Strauss
Wellness, Nutrition and You, taught by Molly Ritvo
Gender-Free LBGTQ Square Dancing, led by Van Fryman
Israeli Dancing, led by Ben Stein and Mitch Miller
CLICK HERE for full class listing and description.
Judaism through a Mystical lens: Kabbalah and Chassidic thought
November 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th, 7:00 pm, 168 Archibald Street. What is Jewish mysticism? what is the Kabbalah? who was the Baal Shem Tov and what was the 18th century revolution known as Chasidim and how is it informing our lives today? In this 4 part series, we'll explore and experience this esoteric part of the Jewish tradition through the teachings of the Chassidic masters along with song and movement.
Tuesdays at 2:00pm - Ruach HaMaqom At Ahavath Gerim Synagogue
Please join us for a lively conversation of the weekly Torah portion, led by Rabbi Jan Salzman. Women of all ages and faith traditions are invited to learn, debate, consider, and engage with this ancient text. If you have any questions about this weekly event, please contact Rabbi Jan.
Adult B'nei Mitzvah Class
This year Havurah is offering an Adult B'Nei Mitzvah class, culminating in a special Saturday Shabbat service in June 2017. This opportunity is open to women and men, whether you can read Hebrew or not. It is open whether you had a Bar/Bat Mitzvah and want to "renew your vows," or you never had one and would like to have the experience of being formally called to the Torah. It is also an opportunity for study (but not too much!) and learning by meeting together with our Director of Education, Sarit Katzew periodically during the year.
Members of the class will learn to read a few lines from the Torah (don't worry-you will receive a recording of those lines and have plenty of time to practice!). But we also want to be flexible. So, in addition to or instead of reading from the Torah, you could learn a portion of the service, for instance, chanting part or all of the Haftarah portion. The class will focus on what you need to know to read from the Torah, but will also include a focus on other aspects of Judaism and Jewish Ritual.
We would like to have an informational meeting to gauge interest and help tailor the class to its participants. Please email Sarit with your availability for the month of November.
Sunday Series: #1 Interfaith Families: the challenges and gifts in creating a spiritual home
Ruach Hamaqom
11:00am
November 13th, at 9:45 am., our Sunday Series begins with the topic, Interfaith families: the challenges and gifts of creating a spiritual home. What does it take to create a successful interfaith family, including as it reaches into the extended families and friends? how do we have respectful and fruitful conversations around holidays, life-cycle events, conversion? where does inclusivity end and boundaries begin? Bring your experience and questions to this morning's conversation. Plant the seeds for more conversations and learning!
Breathing New Life into our Souls: An exploration of Hasidic and Mystical Reflections on Jewish Prayer
Beginning Sunday November 6, for 5 sessions. Nov 6, Nov 13, Nov 20, Dec 4, Dec 11.
We will focus on the Shema and other phrases in traditional Jewish prayers to deepen our spiritual experience in prayer. Everyone is welcome, even if you don't know how to read Hebrew. Classes will be at the Yearning for Learning Center, around the corner from Beth Jacob.
Please let me know if you are interested. We could start this Sunday at 4:45 - 6:15 PM if enough people can come. Cost of the 5 session series is $75 or per session is $18. There will be 2 books suggested to buy, each under $20, but you could also share. Filling Words with Light by Rabbis Lawrence Kushner and Nehemiah Polen Shema Yisrael: Two Hundred Meditations by R. Areye Trugman
We will meet at Amy Small's house in Richmond for havdallah and a bonfire. We will supply the hot chocolate and s'more supplies. Bring a vegetarian snack to share. RSVP & for the address: Amyesthermay@gmail.com, 978.955.5679
PJ Library in Vermont invites you to climb onboard!
PJ Library in Vermont brings you a new program called
PJ Our Way, a monthly gift of books for 9-11 year olds.
Join PJ Our Way, the newest chapter of PJ Library for kids ages 9-11. Choose a free book every month, share reviews, watch videos, and answer polls in an online space just for kids! Get in on the fun at pjourway.org
Any family with children 6 months through eight years old is eligible to receive a monthly gift of an age-appropriate Jewish book or music CD sent right to their home.
PJ Library in Vermont is a gift to families raising Jewish children. Individuals in the Jewish community throughout Vermont and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation sponsor this monthly gift as a way of welcoming families to the Jewish community.
Kinderlach (Yiddish for "little children") program for children 0-5 and families.
Young families come together for Storytime and Singing with Rabbi David, PLUS arts and crafts with Courtney Rose. Lots of lively games and fun for kids and families.
For more information, contact Director of Family and Youth Education,
Monthly events for all ages-we'll drum together, sing, do Israeli dancing, put on puppet shows, improvise a Purim spiel, have a Tu Bishvat Seder, and more. We'll have fun, celebrate being Jewish, and get closer to our Temple family. Join us for a few or all events! We hope we'll see you!
Services begin at 10:00 a.m. followed by a Kiddush lunch sponsored by Rivka (Rita) Jacobs
in honor of Menucha Mindel To thank G-d for her safe return to us. And as a blessing that she recover completely and fully and remain as beautiful as ever.
Nov. 11:Join us for Shabbat in Thailand!
Friday night with Dr Laz. Author, Educator and Peace Activist
5:15 p.m Spirited Services
5:45 p.m Thai Cuisine catered by Vermont Kosher
"Skullcaps 'n Switchblades"
Using music and movement to help students shine
Exciting Kids Program!
$18 Adult - $10 Child
Shabbat Luncheon 1:00 p.m
Hassids, Hip Hop and Harmony No charge
Saturday Night 6:00 p.m Havdala Jam with Dr. Laz Bring your own instrument! No charge
To kick of Congregation Beth El's First Shabbat Regional Programming for Youth and Families, we will be hiking the paths of Lake Shaftsbury on Saturday, November 5th. We will explore Judaism in nature and partnerships, as we amble around the lake for an hour.
Families will meet at Dianna Ivey's house in Shaftsbury at 10:00 a.m., then carpool a mile to the lake, arriving at 10:20. Following the hike, we will return to the Ivey house to share Kiddush.
Please RSVP to CBEDianna@gmail.com, and include the your youth's age(s) and number of attendees so that age appropriate exploration can be planned, and to ensure we have enough food! We look forward to sharing the experience with you.
From September to May, our times will be as follows:
First Friday ~ 5:30pm Folk Service
All other Fridays ~ 7:30pm
Traditional Service
This week: 5:30 Folk Service and Saturday morning there is a 10:00 service which includes the Bar Mitzvah of Thomas Buckley. Come celebrate with Thomas and his family.
All Friday Evening services begin at 6:15pm and all Saturday morning services begin at 10 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
Shabbat Morning Servicesand Parker Chester Bat Mitzvah - Saturday, November 5th at 10am
Havurah Keruv
Our members offer Shabbat Services on the second Friday of each month, followed by a Pot Luck dinner of non-meat options. Services are held at 6:30 PM,
Services are held at 6:30 PM, at the First Congregational Church in Manchester, Vermont, across from the Equinoix Resort.
Ahavath Gerim Synagogue
168 Archibald Street, Burlington, VT
Shabbat Services this Saturday at 9:15am
Bruce Hicken will lead services, David Cohen will do the Maftir, Haftarah and lead Musaf.
November 5 - 9:30am
Please join us for a service for learners of all ages. We'll start with bagels at 9 in the Social Hall and then move into the Main Sanctuary at 9:30 for a service that will include Robert Resnick on guitar with help from Esther Rosen, our new OZHS song leader, Bibliodrama and OZHS students co-leading prayers. Kiddush luncheon following with table decorations and challahs made by our students! We're looking for lots of family energy day so come and join in the fun!
Join us in the sweet, restoring presence of Shabbat. Musical, dynamic and participatory, these services will revive your neshama yeteira, that extra soul that we receive every Shabbat.
Come early at 5:30 pm before services and enjoy a glass of wine, stay afterward for our enhanced oneg.
6:30 pm - Everyone is invited to join Havurah Keruv and Israel Congregation for a special Shabbat service at ICM. This inclusive service will be lay-led by Keruv and will include members of both Havurah Keruv and ICM. Pre-neg at 5:45 and kiddush/community potluck to follow service. Challah, matzo ball soup and salmon will be served. Please plan to bring you favorite vegetarian dish and or dessert. We look forward to seeing you all there for a joyous night of ritual, music, noshing and friendship.
Saturday, November 5
9:00 am - Allan Eisemann leads Torah study.
Friday, November 11
6:30 pm - Cantor Jeff visits.
7:30 pm - Micki and Bob Horowitz sponsor dinner in honor of their 60th anniversary. Come help celebrate!
Stay tuned for the following upcoming family event:
Family Shabbat - Yoga to Jewish music with Lila Specker, followed by kiddush.
Bridging the Mitzvah: participants will explore their Jewish experience, heritage, ritual and culture powered by their own curiosity and social engagement. Guided by a BJ staff member, the teens themselves will define their common and individual interests and build thier own curriculum of programs. This program has grown out of the Beth Jacob teens' own desire to continue the joy of meeting and learning they have experienced in the years they prepared for their mitzvot.
Shabbat morning services in November take place at 10 am on the 5th, 12th, and 19th. Shabbat morning services are followed by an oneg (coffee and a snack) and a chance to shmooze with friends old and new.
Kabbalat Shabbat service at 7:00 on Friday the 25th. Come and relax on the day after Thanksgiving with music and prayers and a potluck dessert.
Israel Congregation of Manchester, a Liberal Jewish Congregation unaffiliated with any organized Jewish Movement, is searching for a dedicated and passionate Rabbi with experience working in a diverse Jewish community.
Please submit a request for our Comprehensive Search Package document. Include your name and contact information to elisabeth@prialfamily.net, and the position and application information will be sent to you via e-mail.
Senior Sales/Marketing Professional
Jvillage Networkengages and grows membership communities of Jewish organizations by creating affordable custom websites with engaging interactive tools and vibrant online content.
Our members include synagogues, day and religious schools, JCCs, Federations, camps, Hillels and other Jewish non-profits.
We are seeking an experienced sales and marketing professional with a deep knowledge of Jewish organizations. Candidate must be able to build relationships with prospective member organizations and bring them into the Jvillage Network. Equally important is an understanding digital technologies used to engage people in communities and consulting on how this is accomplished.
Responsibilities include identifying and qualifying prospects, responding to RFPs and developing scopes/agreements for new client and project work, delivering webinars and presentations, and representing Jvillage at conferences as needed.
This is a full-time salaried position with benefits.
Please send a cover letter and resume to:Ysamets@ksvc.com
